He gets so much blame because of who he is. It was the same in Spain. He was the focal point of the Madrid team and he got a lot of praise when the team and he did well but he also got the most slack when they did not perform up to standards. He is one of those larger than life players, so it's only natural that huge expectations rest on him to somehow do better. And to be honest, he is out of form for his standards right now. He looked a lot better in the first half of the year when he played in a Juventus side that was also not very functional and had a very inexperienced coach and during the Euros, where the entire Portugal team is cursed with Santos as a coach.